Device for securing fountain pens and the like in pockets of clothing and the like



Dec. 29, 1931. G. s. VIVIAN 1,339,065

DEVICE FOR SECUHING,FOUNTAIN PENS AND THE LIKE IN POCKETS OF CLOTHING AND THE LIKE Filed May 5, 1930 the clip will not Patented Dec. 29, 1931 GEORGE STEWART VIVIAN, OF "LONDON, ENGLAND,

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FORD LIMITED, OF HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSH'IRE, ENGLAND DEVICE FOR SECURING FOUNTAIN BENS AND- LIKE IN PocKE'rs o1 CLOTHING AND THE LIKE 7 Application filed May a, 1930, Serial No. 449,603, and in Great Britain as 7, 192g, i

This invention relates to clips and other like devices adapted to be attached to fountain pens, refil pencils and the like for the purpose of securely holding the pen or the liko a pocket of clothing. The usual practice is to provide a split spring band effect from and integral with, a finger the free end of which isresiliently pressed towards the side of the pen, the band embracing the pen and being slid along the pen to adjust the position of the Clip in accordance to thedepth of the pocket or the like into which the pen is to be inserted. VVithmostIof such clips the spring band loses its resiliency or does not properly lit the pen with theresult that it slips along the pen and cannot be relied upon to remain the predetermined position on the pen. To overcome this defect some fountain pens and the like have clips permanently attached to them but these are not adjustable along the pen and consequently if the pocket adapted to receive the pen is'not of a certain depth properly engage the edg of the pocket.

The object of the present invention is to provide asecuring devicejfor fountain pens and the like whichwill have the advantage of being adjustable on the pen or the like but will not slip along the pen. 7

According ,to my present invention the usual cover cap or other appropriate part of a pen or the like and the clip or equivalent member are provided with (so-operating parts adapted to fitone into the other so as to prevent relative endwise movement of. the clip and pen but permitting removal of the clip, means being provided to enable/the point of engagement of the clip with the pen to be varied, I

By the expression clip it is understood that. any securing member for attachment to a fountain pen or the like is contemplated, in which the securing member is adapted to be engaged with a pocket of a coat or the like. For instance instead of the usual depending finger a depending pin may be employed, the invention more particularly being concerned with the part of the securing'device which takes the place of or corresponds to the usual springband. 4 l

In orderthat myinventi n may he. clearly Iings thefountain' pen l is sho n with a the nib 5 extends so as to seal against the l akage of ink. part 3 is formedwith a number of spaced 7 In one forni of the present, invention the cap of. a fountain pen or the like carriesaround a reduced. diame er pa t of: its circumference a number of collars bet een a In another form of my invention the cap m of the pen or the like is' of the known ty .e containing a concentric sleeve portion to inner, end of. which is preferably ad pt d to abutagainst the, nib end. of the fountain pen body, and this inner concentric portion is for-med with a number of spaced oircum ferential grooves or channelsin which is selectively eng ged a substantially half annular or fork like lateral e ens o of the clip.

understood and readily carried into eiieot I have appended hereto a sheet of drawings illustrating examples of the two ioltegoing forms of niy invention, and where n Fig! 1 is as'ectional fsideelevation of the p n cap andelip showing the second of th two forms of my invention above referred to- .Fig. 2 is avhalf sectional front elevation o Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a secti nal plan view on the line 3- 8 of Fig.v 1.. t

Fig, 4 is a sectional side elevation. showing the other form of my invention reierred to. t V

Fig. is a rear elevation view of; Fig. 4,

Fig. is a sectional plan'view on the Line 'e e or Fig. i.

' Referring to Figsll, 2 and 3 f he drawscreW- p i hich a concentric sleeve like part 3 is adaptedto be pressed against the annular ends; of the ipen from which or n an efieetive circumfer ntial gr ov s or channels 6 and is formed with a. threaded part 7 screwed into an internal thread 1 he cap 2 where by the inner sleeve-likepart 3 is removable The inne as from the remainder of the cap which is normally closed at its upper end by a flangelike head 9 integral with the sleeve 3, the upper end of the cap 2 preferably being in clined or tapered as indicated at 2a, the inner face of the head 9 being correspondingly inclined to provide a good seating of these two parts. The periphery of the head 9 is preferably milled or serrated to facilitate turning.

The cap 2 is slotted vertically at one point for a portion of its length as indicated at 10, this slot 10 extending through the upper end of the cap 2 and providing'a guide for the neck 11 of the clip 12, the clip 12 being specially shaped for this purpose. The neck 11' of the clip carried the part of the clip adapted to secure the clip to the cap 2, and such part is selectively engaged with the circumferential grooves 6. For this purpose the clip 12 has a substantially semi-circular or half annular extension 13 from the neck 11 and this extension has an inner edge dimentioned to engage in a groove 6, its outer edge being close to or engaging the inner surface of the cap 2 as shown in Fig. 3.

Should the depth of the pocket into which the pin is to be inserted necessitate a change ofposition of the clip along the cap 2, the

head 9 of the sleeve 3 would be rotated to withdraw the sleeve 3, the clip 12 sliding along the slot 10 until it is free of the cap 2 and can be withdrawn from one circumfen ential channel 6 and introduced in another, when the sleeve 3 can be threaded into the cap again with the neck 11 of the clip engaged in the slot 10.

If desired, instead of a number of circumferential channels 6, the cap 2 (or the sleeve 3) can be formed with a reduced diameter upper part 14 as shown in Figs. 4:, 5 and 6, such reduced diameter part 14 having a number of collars 15 fitted over it and retained in position by a nut or the like threaded on to the upper end of the reduced diameter part 14. For instance if the pen is of the type employing an inner sleeve 3, the upper end "So; of this sleeve can be a flange as shown formed with an internal thread 96, threaded over the upper end of the cap 2. Instead of employing a substantially semi-circular part 13 with the clip12 as shown in Fig. 3, it is preferred in the present instance to make such part completely annular or circular as'shown at 16, the diameter of this ring corresponding to that of the collars 15.

It will be appreciated that when it is desired to change the position of the clip 12 relative to the cap 2 this can be effected by unscrewing the head 9a to release the collars 15 and ring 16, and to replace the collars with the ring 16 between a diflerent pair.

To improve the appearance of the cap 2, the collars 15 may be of the same material as the clip or if desired washers or rings can be fitted between the collars 15 not having the ring 16 between them, these washers or rings being similar to the ring 16.

By means of my invention a neat and de sirable method of securing fountain pen clips and and the like is provided which obviates the present disadvantages.

I claim:

1. In a fountain pen, a nib cover cap, a pocket clip and means in said cover cap for selectively securing the clip immovable axial- 1y relative to the cover cap at a number of points between the ends of the cover cap.

2. A fountain pen nib cover cap comprising a tubular member, a number of collars disposed about it, and a pocket clip adapted to be gripped between a pair of said collars.

3 A fountain pen nib cover cap, comprising a tubular member, a pocket clip, an inner concentric tubular member adapted to receive the nib, and a number of channels around said inner tubular member with which is selectively engaged one end of the pocket clip.

1. A fountain pen nib cover cap compris ing a tubular member adapted to be engaged over the pen body, a pocket clip, an inner concentric tubular member adapted to be engaged over the nib, a flanged head on the outer end of said inner tubular member closing the outer end of the other tubular member, a slot in the outer tubular member exposing the inner tubular member, a number of circumferential channels around said inner member and a substantially semi-annular extension of ths pocket clip engaged with one of said channe s.

5. A fountain pen nib cover cap comprising a tubular member adapted to be engaged over the pen body, a pocket clip, an inner concentric tubular member adapted to be engaged over the nib, a flanged head on the outer end of said inner tubular member closing the outer end of the other tubular member, a slot in the outer tubular member exposing the inner tubular member, a number of circumferential channels around said inner member, a circumferentially threaded enlargement on said inner tubular member, a threaded portion in said outer tubular member threaded over said enlargement, and a substantially semi-annular extension of the pocket clip engaged with one of said channels.

6. A fountain pen nib cover cap comprising an outer tubular member adapted to be engaged over the pen body, an inner concentric tubular member threaded to said outer tubular member, an annular abutment on said outer member and a flanged head on the outer end of said inner member constituting a second abutment, a number of collars disposed around the outer tubular member be tween said abutments, and a pocket clip formed with a part adapted to be engaged between a pair of said collars.

7 A fountain pen nib cover cap comprising an outer tubular member adapted to be engaged over the pen body, an inner concentric tubular member threaded to said outer tubular member, an annular abutment on said outer member and a flanged head on the outer end of said inner member constituting a sec ond abutment, a number of collars disposed around the outer tubular member between said abutments, a pocket clip formed with a. part adapted to be engaged between a pair of said collars, said part comprising an annular ring adapted to be slipped over the said outer tubular member.

GEORGE STEWART VIVIAN. 

